Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
94 | 97 | 117 | 137 | 168 | 197 | 216 | 279 | 448 | 498 | 473 | 331 | 300 | 264 | 93 | 98 | 89 | 62 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM3.02m | 1:32AM3.35m | 2:03PM3.14m | 2:03AM3.47m | 2:34PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.64m | 7:45AM0.23m | 7:50PM0.51m | 8:17AM0.10m | 8:22PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
1 | 1 | 117 | 137 | 168 | 197 | 216 | 279 | 448 | 498 | 473 | 331 | 300 | 264 | 93 | 98 | 80 | 62 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 6 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 50 | 23 | 8 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | — |
94 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 51 | 35 | 22 | 20 | — | — | 89 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 36 | 77 | 23 | 93 | 77 | 23 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 9 | 23 | 214 | 214 | 214 |
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